title: Laser therapy for patients with vascular malformations.
abstract: Vascular malformation should not be considered just a cosmetic problem but a psychological and potentially functional one as well. Children with birthmarks often receive many curious glances and questions. The flashlamp-excited dye laser was developed to treat capillary vascular malformations with minimal scarring.
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wirt
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rogalla
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*